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A World of Art

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Summary

A captivating exploration of the history of art in the West and throughout the world, this lively narrative encourages appreciation for a diverse range of works of art. Author Henry M. Sayre teaches readers that creating art, from an accessible act of genius, is a process of critical thinking and problem solving that has relevance to their lives as learners and thinkers. The book presents art as a rich array of materials and aesthetic elements combined with the inner workings of the human spirit, passion, emotion, and creativity. A five-part organization covers: the visual world: understanding the art you see, the formal elements and their design: describing the art you see, the fine arts media: learning how art is made, the visual arts in everyday life: recognizing the art of design, and the visual record: placing the arts in historical context.

Table of Contents

Preface

vii

PART I THE VISUAL WORLD

A World of Art

3

(14)

The World as Artists See It

4

(6)

Works in Process The Creative Process

10

(2)

The World as We Perceive It

12

(4)

The Critical Process Thinking about Making and Seeing

16

(1)

Developing Visual Literacy

17

(19)

Words and Images

18

(2)

Works in Process Lorna Simpson's The Park

20

(2)

Describing the World

22

(12)

The Critical Process Thinking about Visual Conventions

34

(2)

The Themes of Art

36

(21)

The Representation of the World

38

(4)

The Power of Imagination

42

(5)

The Idea of the Beautiful

47

(7)

Works in Process Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

54

(2)

The Critical Process Thinking about the Themes of Art

56

(1)

Seeing the Value in Art

57

(18)

Art and Its Reception

60

(5)

Art, Politics, and Public Space

65

(5)

Works in Process Guillermo Gomez-Pena's Temple of Confessions

70

(3)

The Critical Process Thinking about the Value of Art

73

(2)

PART II THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR DESIGN

Line

75

(19)

Varieties of Line

76

(4)

Qualities of Line

80

(2)

Works in Process Vincent van Gogh's The Sower

82

(6)

Works in Process Hung Liu's Three Fujins

88

(3)

The Critical Process Thinking about Line

91

(1)

Works in Process J.-A.-D. Ingres's The Turkish Bath

92

(2)

Space

94

(19)

Shape and Mass

95

(1)

Three-Dimensional Space

96

(2)

Two-Dimensional Space

98

(1)

Linear Perspective

99

(5)

Works in Process Peter Paul Reubens's The Kermis

104

(2)

Some Other Means of Representing Space

106

(1)

Distortions of Space and Foreshortening

107

(3)

Modern Experiments and New Dimensions

110

(2)

The Critical Process Thinking about Space

112

(1)

Light and Color

113

(32)

Light

115

(5)

Works in Process Mary Cassatt's In the Loge

120

(6)

Color

126

(8)

Works in Process Chuck Close s Stanley

134

(6)

Works in Process Sonia Delauney's Electric Prism

140

(4)

The Critical Process Thinking about Light and Color

144

(1)

Other Formal Elements

145

(15)

Texture

146

(3)

Pattern

149

(2)

Time and Motion

151

(3)

Works in Process Jackson Pollock's No. 29, 1950

154

(5)

The Critical Process Thinking about the Formal Elements

159

(1)

The Principles of Design

160

(29)

Balance

162

(6)

Emphasis and Focal Point

168

(4)

Works in Process Diego Velazquez's Los Meninas

172

(2)

Scale and Proportion

174

(4)

Works in Process Judith F. Baca's Memorio de Nuestra Tierra

178

(4)

Repetition and Rhythm

182

(2)

Unity and Variety

184

(3)

The Critical Process Thinking about the Principles of Design

187

(2)

Part III THE FINE ARTS MEDIA

Drawing

189

(25)

Drawing as an Art

190

(3)

Drawing Materials

193

(1)

Works in Process Raphael's Alba Madonna

194

(10)

Works in Process Beverly Buchanan's Shackworks

204

(8)

The Critical Process Thinking about Drawing

212

(2)

Printmaking

214

(24)

Relief Process

216

(2)

Works in Process Utamaro's Studio

218

(4)

Intaglio Processes

222

(2)

Works In Progress Albrecht Durer's Adam and Eve

224

(5)

Lithography

229

(3)

Works in Process June Wayne's Knockout

232

(3)

Silkscreen Printing

235

(1)

Monotypes

236

(1)

The Critical Process Thinking about Printmaking

237

(1)

Painting

238

(28)

Encaustic

242

(1)

Fresco

243

(3)

Works in Process Michelangelo's Libyan Sybil

246

(2)

Tempera

248

(2)

Oil Painting

250

(6)

Works in Process Milton Resnick's U + Me

256

(2)

Watercolor

258

(2)

Gouache

260

(1)

Synthetic Media

261

(2)

Computer-Generated Painting

263

(1)

The Critical Process Thinking about Painting

264

(2)

Sculpture

266

(26)

Carving

270

(4)

Works in Process Jim Sardonis's Reverence

274

(2)

Modeling

276

(2)

Casting

278

(5)

Assemblage

283

(3)

Works in Process Eva Hesse's Contingent

286

(2)

Earthworks

288

(2)

The Critical Process Thinking about Sculpture

290

(2)

Other Three-Dimensional Media

292

(29)

Craft Media

294

(4)

Works in Process Peter Voulkos's X-Neck

298

(9)

Mixed Media

307

(1)

Works in Process Hannah Hoch's Cut with the Kitchen Knife

308

(8)

Works in Process Goat Island's How Dear to Me the Hour When Daylight Dies